The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.4 billion for Wednesday night's drawing — the fourth-largest prize in the game's history. Why it matters: It's the sixth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot overall.
The jackpot starts out at $20 million and grows with each drawing that no one wins. It takes nearly 40 drawings to reach the billion-dollar jackpot. If you are going to play the Powerball lottery, ...